Mr Patriot Ogomah, State Commandant, Peace
Corps of Nigeria in Bayelsa says he remains hopeful that President Muhammadu Buhari
would heed appeals and accent the Peace Corps bill.
It would be recalled that President Buhari had on February 27
declined assent on Nigerian Peace Corps establishment bill , citing paucity of
funds and duplication of duties of existing security agencies as main reasons.
Ogoma said in an interview on Sunday that the Corps was putting
everything together for take off as soon as the bill gets Presidential assent.
Ogomah who hinged his own
appeal on the need to maintain peace for economic development noted that the
negative economic scenario that prevailed when the bill was presented to the
President had given way.
He noted that take off of
the corps would create jobs for the teeming youths who would be deployed across
the federation, adding that the Niger Delta region was in dire need of
personnel to promote peace.
He said that Bayelsa has
eight Local Government Areas (LGA) to be manned by a Unit Commander in view of the
large size of the LGAs to enhance the peace for increased oil production.
He said that Bayelsa
Command of the corps recently distributed some New Uniform to their officer and
men to demonstrate the optimism of the corps whilst awaiting the approval to
commence operations.
Ogomah said the distribution took peace as at
a time the Assistant Commandant Mr Oyemike Oyemike came on official visit to
the state headquarters of Command in Yenagoa Bayelsa.
According to Ogomah, Assistan National Commandant visited Bayelsa
and other commands to ascertain the level of preparedness for take off as soon
as the bill is signed into law.
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